| abnegation |
the act of relinquishing or abandoning, as a right, role, or good. |
| agrarian |
pertaining to the ownership, tenure, or cultivation of land. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| bedlam |
a situation or scene of confused disorder and uproar. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| revel |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usually followed by "in"). |